A review by vicvic30
Herzog by Saul Bellow

5.0

This morose yet splendid novel follows Moses E. Herzog, a man at the mercy of his own uncontrollable desires. Moses is a middle-aged Jewish man in the late 1960s suffering from the betrayal of his ex-wife, who left him for his best friend. To manage his overwhelming depression, he writes letters that he never sends. He writes letters which are passionate, pedantic, and overall, vulnerable. He regresses into distraction and irreverence: sex, literature, more sex, fixing up an old house in the country, stalking his ex, etc.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel. I listened as an audiobook and would get lost in his long rants but it was truly beautiful.

I read this on the advice of the author of my favorite novel, and it did not disappoint.